1,500 Color Mixing Recipes for Oil, Acrylic & Watercolor

The definitive color-mixing resource for oil, acrylic, and watercolor artists. No more guessing at colors only to end up with a muddy mess and wasted paint! 1,500 Color Mixing Recipes for Oil, Acrylic & Watercolor takes the mystery and stress out of color mixing with just the right formula for just about any color. Designed for use in the studio, this durable book features: A lay-flat spiral binding Easily wipeable glossy cardstock pages Two removable plastic color-mixing grids—one for oil or acrylic, and one for watercolor Follow these four simple steps to mix more than 1,500 color combinations: Look in the Color Guidance Index for the subject you want to paint—for example, “Broccoli.” Find the Color Recipe with the subject’s recipe number (“81”) and a photo of the actual paint mixture. Use the Color Mixing Grid to measure each paint color. Mix the color. It’s that easy! This comprehensive reference also includes foundational instruction on color theory and mixing, covering: Color theory Color value mixing Graying color naturally Mixing flesh and portrait colors Rendering skies and clouds Whether you are a beginning or experienced artist, 1,500 Color Mixing Recipes for Oil, Acrylic & Watercolor is an essential tool for your workspace. Walter Foster’s best-selling Color Mixing Recipes series also includes Color Mixing Recipes for Portraits , Color Mixing Recipes for Landscapes , and Color Mixing Recipes for Oil & Acrylic . These books contain hundreds of precise color mixing combinations for realistic results, as well as acetate grids for measuring paint units.

The definitive color-mixing resource for oil, acrylic, and watercolor artists. No more guessing at colors only to end up with a muddy mess and wasted paint! 1,500 Color Mixing Recipes for Oil, Acrylic & Watercolor takes the mystery and stress out of color mixing with just the right formula for just about any color. Designed for use in the studio, this durable book features: A lay-flat spiral binding Easily wipeable glossy cardstock pages Two removable plastic color-mixing grids—one for oil or acrylic, and one for watercolor Follow these four simple steps to mix more than 1,500 color combinations: Look in the Color Guidance Index for the subject you want to paint—for example, “Broccoli.” Find the Color Recipe with the subject’s recipe number (“81”) and a photo of the actual paint mixture. Use the Color Mixing Grid to measure each paint color. Mix the color. It’s that easy! This comprehensive reference also includes foundational instruction on color theory and mixing, covering: Color theory Color value mixing Graying color naturally Mixing flesh and portrait colors Rendering skies and clouds Whether you are a beginning or experienced artist, 1,500 Color Mixing Recipes for Oil, Acrylic & Watercolor is an essential tool for your workspace. Walter Foster’s best-selling Color Mixing Recipes series also includes Color Mixing Recipes for Portraits , Color Mixing Recipes for Landscapes ,and Color Mixing Recipes for Oil & Acrylic . These books contain hundreds of precise color mixing combinations for realistic results, as well as acetate grids for measuring paint units.

1,500 Color Mixing Recipes for Oil, Acrylic & Watercolor is the definitive color-mixing resource for oil, acrylic, and watercolor artists. This user-friendly compendium is color coded for quick-and-easy reference and includes two removable color-mixing grids-one for oil or acrylic, and one for watercolor. Follow these four simple steps to mix more than 1,500 color combinations: Look in the Color Index for the subject you want to paint-for example, "Broccoli." Find the Color Recipe with the subject's recipe number ("81") and a photo of the actual paint mixture. Use the Color Mixing Grid to measure each paint color. Mix the color. It's that easy! You'll also learn about color theory, mixing values, complementary colors, graying color naturally, mixing portrait colors, rendering skies and clouds, and more. Also available from Walter Foster's best-selling Color Mixing Recipes series: Color Mixing Recipes for Oil & Acrylic, Color Mixing Recipes for Watercolor, Color Mixing Recipes for Portraits, and Color Mixing Recipes for Landscapes.

1,500 Color Mixing Recipes for Oil, Acrylic & Watercolor is the definitive color-mixing resource for oil, acrylic, and watercolor artists. This user-friendly compendium is color coded for quick-and-easy reference and includes two removable color-mixing grids-one for oil or acrylic, and one for watercolor. Follow these four simple steps to mix more than 1,500 color combinations: Look in the Color Index for the subject you want to paint-for example, "Broccoli." Find the Color Recipe with the subject's recipe number ("81") and a photo of the actual paint mixture. Use the Color Mixing Grid to measure each paint color. Mix the color. It's that easy! You'll also learn about color theory, mixing values, complementary colors, graying color naturally, mixing portrait colors, rendering skies and clouds, and more. Also available from Walter Foster's best-selling Color Mixing Recipes series: Color Mixing Recipes for Oil & Acrylic, Color Mixing Recipes for Watercolor, Color Mixing Recipes for Portraits, and Color Mixing Recipes for Landscapes.